Overview
- Promoter Baltic Live Agency canceled the May 31, 2026 concert at Tallinn’s Unibet Arena, citing circumstances beyond the organizer’s control.
- The decision followed swift backlash after resurfaced 2015 actions by Fred Durst, including holding a “Crimea=Russia” sign and praising Vladimir Putin.
- Estonia’s foreign minister, Margus Tsahkna, said people who justify Russia’s aggression and the occupation of Crimea are not welcome to perform in the country.
- The Ministry of Culture contacted organizers and called it unacceptable for performers to support a state whose president is subject to an international arrest warrant.
- Baltic Live Agency initially tried to contextualize Durst’s past remarks as a product of a distorted information bubble and cited recent EU shows before the event listing was updated to “Canceled.”